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| Pakistan woman stoned by family outside Lahore court | Pakistan woman stoned by family outside Lahore court |
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| A Pakistani woman has been killed by her relatives outside Lahore High Court for marrying against their wishes. | A Pakistani woman has been killed by her relatives outside Lahore High Court for marrying against their wishes. |
| Police said 30-year old Farzana Parveen died on the spot after being attacked with bricks and sticks. | |
| Her father handed himself in, but police say her brothers and former fiance, who also took part in the attack, were still free. | Her father handed himself in, but police say her brothers and former fiance, who also took part in the attack, were still free. |
| Correspondents say hundreds of girls and women in Pakistan are killed every year by family members. | Correspondents say hundreds of girls and women in Pakistan are killed every year by family members. |
| However, many more killings are believed to go unreported. | However, many more killings are believed to go unreported. |
| Farzana Parveen's parents accused her husband, Muhammad Iqbal, of kidnapping her, and had filed a case against him at the High Court. | |
| However, she testified to police that she had married him of her own accord. Police said the couple had been engaged for a number of years. | However, she testified to police that she had married him of her own accord. Police said the couple had been engaged for a number of years. |
| As she arrived at the court building for a hearing, police said about a dozen family members pulled her aside and began to attack her and her husband, who managed to escape. | As she arrived at the court building for a hearing, police said about a dozen family members pulled her aside and began to attack her and her husband, who managed to escape. |
| Police official Umer Cheema told Reuters that all the family members escaped after the killing, apart from her father, who has admitted his role in her death. | Police official Umer Cheema told Reuters that all the family members escaped after the killing, apart from her father, who has admitted his role in her death. |
| The BBC's Shumaila Jaffery says marriage against the wishes of relatives is culturally unacceptable in some parts of Pakistan. | The BBC's Shumaila Jaffery says marriage against the wishes of relatives is culturally unacceptable in some parts of Pakistan. |
| Under Pakistani law, the victim's family is allowed to forgive the killer. However, in many cases family members are themselves responsible for the killing. | Under Pakistani law, the victim's family is allowed to forgive the killer. However, in many cases family members are themselves responsible for the killing. |